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Ullrich and T Mobile reach agreement to end contract

Jan Ullrich has reached an agreement with T-Mobile to end his contract after having been fired by the team amid doping allegations.

The 1997 Tour de France winner was let go July 21 as a result of being linked to a widespread doping scandal in Spain centered around Madrid doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.

``Jan Ullrich and T-Mobile have ended their negotiations and agreed on an early end to his rider's contract,'' Ullrich's website said.

The 32-year-old German had threatened T-Mobile with court action after the team fired him.

Fuentes is believed to have run an operation that provided EPO and other banned substances to dozens of cyclists. The scandal forced Ullrich and Ivan Basso out of this year's Tour de France.

There are ongoing investigations in Spain, Switzerland and Germany, but Ullrich hasn't yet been charged with anything.

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